People have much less self-control than they think — most operate like robots, locked in habits they can't break despite believing they could change if they wanted
The illusion of self-control is one of the most dangerous self-deceptions: most people operate on automatic, repeating the same patterns daily and building habits so strong they can't do anything different — yet they tell themselves they could change anytime they chose.
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Most People Are Robots — Habits Too Strong to Break
People have much less self-control than they think. Most people operate like robots, doing the same things daily and building habits so strong they can't do anything different, even though they deceive themselves into thinking they could change if they wanted to.